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Sorghum Production by State

The US produces 1.6B bu of sorghum across 6 states and 384K acres. Kansas leads with 51.7% of production.

1.6B bu

Total Production

384K acres

Total Acreage

6

Producing States

Top Sorghum Producing States

#StateProductionAcreage% of US Total
1Kansas805.4M bu90K acres51.7%
2Texas415.1M bu185K acres26.7%
3South Dakota122.2M bu30K acres7.9%
4Oklahoma80.4M bu14K acres5.2%
5Nebraska77.4M bu40K acres5.0%
6Colorado56.2M bu25K acres3.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kansas is the top sorghum producer, accounting for 51.7% of US production with 805.4M bu.

The US produces 1.6B bu of sorghum across 384K acres in 6 states.

Sources: USDA NASS

Production data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service surveys.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the USDA NASS Quick Stats database. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. crop production, acreage, and farm income distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.